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Am back from my brother's nyaradzo how was your journey to Oz back here am yet to get in touch with tawanda o wash having probs coz i dont have a handset i returned mine to its rigtful owner.Keep in touch budie and keep us updated on the goings on at least one computer iz now on net so we can chart olmost daily work permiting
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Hello everybody,
Am currently at the OIYP in Sydney, hope we r all well
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--- UN-DSPD YOUTH wrote:
> Subject: UN Youth Flash, Vol. 4, No. 6, September
> 2007
> To: youth6 (at) un.org
> From: UN-DSPD YOUTH
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:21:00 -0400
>
>
> UN YOUTH FLASH
> Vol. 4, No. 6, September 2007
>
> WELCOME to the UN Youth Flash, a service of the UN
> Programme on Youth to
> keep you informed about the work of the UN on youth
> issues. We encourage
> you to forward the UN Youth Flash to people in your
> network.
>
> In this issue:
>
> - Feature: Youth and ICT as Agents of Change
> - Highlights from UN Headquarters
> - Highlights from UN agencies around the world
> - Calendar of Youth Events
> - On the Internet
>
> UN Youth Flash can be read on-line at:
> http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/flash.htm.
>
>
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> FEATURE: Youth and ICT as Agents of Change
>
> "Information and communications technologies have a
> central role to play in
> the quest for development, dignity and peace." â
> Ban Ki-moon, United
> Nations Secretary-General
>
> The outcomes of the Geneva and Tunis phases of the
> World Summit on the
> Information Society (WSIS) have charted a clear path
> to a people-centered
> and a development-oriented information society. The
> Summit placed
> particular emphasis on youth and ICT as agents of
> positive change in
> society. It recognized that young people will form
> the bulk of the future
> work force and are leading creators and quick
> adopters of ICT. They must,
> therefore, be empowered as learners, developers,
> contributors,
> entrepreneurs and decision-makers.
>
> In this context, the United Nations Global Alliance
> for ICT and Development
> (UNDESA-GAID) and the International
> Telecommunication Union (ITU) are
> organizing a Global Forum on Youth and ICT for
> Development: Youth and ICT
> as Agents of Change, that will help harness the
> creativity and dynamism
> that youth have in exploring and using ICT for their
> own benefit and for
> the benefit of their communities, especially in
> achieving the United
> Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). From 24
> â 26 September, young
> people from around the world, Governments, policy
> makers and civil society
> organizations will meet at the International
> Conference Centre in Geneva,
> Switzerland to engage in an open discussion on
> technologyâs role in
> advancing peopleâs lives. The Forum aims at
> actively engaging youth in a
> dialogue with other stakeholders in exploring ways
> to empower the community
> and to participate more fully in society through the
> appropriate and
> responsible use of ICT.
>
> The UN Programme on Youth in conjunction with ATHGO
> International (
> http://www.athgo.org/) will facilitate a preparatory
> session for youth
> participants on the first day of the Forum.
>
> At the Forum, participants will have an opportunity
> to showcase their
> innovations and projects or initiatives that utilize
> ICT. For more
> information on GAID and to follow developments at
> the Forum, please visit
> http://www.un-gaid.org/en/node/587 or contact Enrica
> Murmura at the Global
> Alliance for ICT and Development, tel.:
> 1-212-963-5913, e-mail:
> murmura (at) un.org.
>
>
**********************************************************************
> HIGHLIGHTS FROM UN HEADQUARTERS
>
> >> Sixty-second session of the United Nations
> General Assembly opens
> The 62nd session of the General Assembly opened on
> 18 September. The
> priorities for this session include climate change,
> financing for
> development, implementation of the Counter-Terrorism
> Strategy, management
> reform and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
> Also on the agenda is
> a five-year review of the implementation of the
> Childrenâs Summitâs, as
> well as intercultural and interfaith dialogue. At
> the opening ceremony, the
> Secretary-General underlined the importance of
> Member Statesâ initiatives
> to address key issues, saying âI truly believe
> that the world leaders that
> will gather here in a few days bring with them a
> renewed interest in
> multilateral resolution to challenges facing the
> world.â. For information
> on this session of the General Assembly, please see
> http://www.un.org/ga.
>
> >> Youth delegates gearing up to address the Third
> Committee
> Youth issues will be addressed from 8-10 October at
> the Third Committee of
> the General Assembly, which deals with social,
> humanitarian and cultural
> issues. Youth representatives, included in the
> official delegations of over
> 20 countries, will present youth perspectives on a
> range of issues. They
> will also participate in deliberations related to UN
> resolutions on youth,
> as well as discuss youth documents, which include
> the Supplement to the
> World Programme of Action for Youth and the Report
> of the Secretary-General
> on Goals and Targets for Monitoring the Progress of
> Youth in the Global
> Economy. To review youth-related documents before
> the Third Committee and
> to find out more about youth delegates to the 62nd
> session of the General
> Assembly, please visit
> http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/ga62.htm.
>
> >> International Youth Day commemorated at UN
> Headquarters
> The audience at the event held at the Dag
> Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium
> at UN Headquarters on 10 August included young
> people from New York City
> schools, participants attending UNESCO's
> Intergenerational Forum and
> delegates from Children International. Presentations
> on youth participation
> for development were made through Friends of the UN
> - Young Leaders
> Initiative that also featured the Young
> Professionals for International
> Cooperation (YPIC), TakingITGlobal, and the World
> Peace Prayer Society.
> Performances were organized by a local NGO,
> Directions for our Youth that
> included a dynamic and outstanding demonstration by
> Life Sport Performance
> and a step dance by P.L.A.Y.E.R.S. (Participating in
> the Lives Amongst
> Youth to Educate and Restore Society). A highlight
> of the event was the
> Shoot Nations Photo-competition presentation
> organized by Plan
> International and Shoot Experience. For more
> information on commemoration
> activities from around the world or to view
> photographs of the event at
> UNHQ, please visit:
> http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyd2007.htm.
>
>
************************************************************************************
> HIGHLIGHTS FROM UN AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD
>
> >> UNESCAP: Youth Policy Seminar
> The United Nations Economic and Social Commission
> for Asia and the Pacific
> (UNESCAP) along with the National Council of Youth
> Organizations, Republic
> of Korea, held the youth policy seminar from 1-4
> August 2007. Seminar
> participants included Government delegates from 14
> countries in the region,
> resource persons from various UN agencies and more
> than 200 young people
> from over 20 countries. The Seminar reviewed
> progress achieved and lessons
> learned in the implementation of the World Programme
> of Action for Youth
> and developed a series of youth-related
> recommendations. For information on
> the outcome and recommendations made, please contact
> roncarati (at) un.org.
>
> >> UNESCO: A regional ROADSIGN on HIV/AIDS in Africa
> UNESCO's Youth Initiative on HIV/AIDS related stigma
> and discrimination,
> launched in collaboration with UNAIDS, aims to raise
> awareness and
> understanding of HIV/AIDS and related
> discrimination. Earlier this year,
> UNESCO's Bujumbura Office organized a regional
> workshop for African Great
> Lake Countries on HIV/AIDS and human rights with a
> special focus on gender.
> The workshop has resulted in the launching of a
> regional network of young
> people from Burundi, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic
> of Congo. The youth
> network is called ROADSIGN and will develop its
> youth-initiated action plan
> and work with UNESCO, UNICEF and UNFPA to implement
> activities at the
> country level. For further information, and to
> receive the final report of
> the regional workshop (also available in French),
> please contact UNESCO
> Bujumbura Office: y.matuturu (at) unesco.org.
>
> >> UNESCO: First Regional Youth Forums in Africa and
> the Americas
> Earlier this month, from 9-15 September, young
> people from 37 countries and
> territories from North, Central, and South America
> and the Caribbean met in
> Acapulco, Mexico to share experiences, consolidate
> their enthusiasm and
> proposed new initiatives to tackle regional youth
> issues. Through
> workshops, plenary sessions and meetings, the young
> leaders discussed new
> strategies to strengthen youth participation and
> promote cooperation
> amongst youth networks in the Americas. The first
> UNESCO African Youth
> Forum will take place in Burkina Faso, from 24-28
> September and will
> address the theme "Young people and the Dialogue
> among civilisations,
> cultures and peoples". The Forum contributes to the
> wide range of
> initiatives aimed at promoting African regional
> cooperation and the
> implementation of the African Charter for Youth.
> Both regional forums will
> work toward preparing for the upcoming 2007 UNESCO
> Youth Forum. For more
> information, please contact: ucj (at) unesco.org.
>
> >> UNESCO: Strengthening youth organizations in
> Cameroon
> The World Bank and lâOrganisation Internationale
> de la Francophonie (OIF)
> will join forces to strengthen the capacity of youth
> organizations in youth
> policy and development in Cameroon. This initiative
> is a part of current
> efforts by the Government of Cameroon, supported by
> a range of development
> partners, to develop and implement an integrated
> national youth policy and
> to enhance the participation of young people in
> decision-making at all
> levels. As an integral part of this partnership,
> UNESCO proposes to take
> the lead in developing an integrated workshop
> programme enhancing
> communication and cooperation between young people
> and different
> stakeholders of the youth sector in Cameroon. For
> more information please
> contact: ucj (at) unesco.org.
>
> >> UNEP: Education Toolkit on Sustainability
> Communications
> The CD-ROM "Sustainability Communications â A
> Toolkit for Marketing and
> Advertising Courses" proposes resources for
> educators training tomorrowâs
> marketing and communication professionals, including
> those in corporate
> field. It offers campaign analyses, exercises, web
> links, bibliographies
> and more than 300 downloadable documents - to
> encourage students and
> communication experts to think about and involve
> themselves in the major
> issues facing society today. It is not a
> âturnkeyâ teaching syllabus but a
> flexible, interactive tool which provides a
> synthesis of theoretical and
> methodological knowledge illustrated by numerous
> specific case studies.
> This CD-ROM contains both English and French
> versions and it is fully
> downloadable from UNEPâs website at
> www.unep.fr/sustain.
>
> >> UNFPA: Poster contest to promote the role of men
> in society
> UNFPA is sponsoring its 15th annual poster contest
> for young people. This
> yearâs theme is âMen at Work for Maternal
> Healthâ. Men have decision-making
> power in their many roles as fathers, husbands,
> community leaders,
> religious leaders and political leaders. Decisions
> that make motherhood
> safer can save lives. The contest challenges young
> artists to consider the
> role of men in society, especially as fathers,
> husbands and community
> leaders. UNFPA's specific country offices will
> organize the national
> contest. For details, please see
>
http://www.youthpeer.net/site/posts.php?page_id=3§ion_id=3&post_id=210
>
> >> UNODC: Guide to preventing ATS use among young
> people
> Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (ATS) is the group of
> synthetic stimulants
> which includes substances like amphetamines,
> methamphetamines,
> methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy),
> methylphenidate etc. The
> illicit use of ATS is a serious problem in many
> countries and rising in
> many others. In fact, world wide, more people use
> ATS than opiates and
> cocaine combined. Moreover, after cannabis, ATS are
> the most common illicit
> drugs used by young people in all the regions of the
> world. This guide is
> aimed at policymakers in the field of drug abuse
> prevention. It
> concentrates on providing essential information on
> the reasons why it is
> crucial to work to prevent ATS abuse and the most
> important principles to
> do so effectively. The guide and other resources are
> available at
> http://www.unodc.org/youthnet/ats.html.
>
> >> UNICEF: Voices of Youth join Scouts in the spirit
> of "One World, One
> Promise"
> Voices of Youth and Scouts from around the world got
> together in the spirit
> of the âOne world, One promiseâ pledge at the
> 21st Scout Jamboree 2007 held
> from 27 July to 8 August. They showed how people can
> make a difference when
> they work together as one. UNICEF works with Scouts
> in several countries to
> deliver rights-based education and provide
> opportunities for young people
> to engage with their community to make a real
> difference. To find out more,
> please visit
>
http://www.unicef.org/voy/takeaction/takeaction_3886.html.
>
> >> UNICEF: Global Education for Development
> Conference
> The Education for Development Workshop (formerly
> called Global
> Consultation) was held in Istanbul from 10-12
> September, with field trips
> on 13-14 September. The workshop aimed to develop a
> framework for a new
> global policy paper on Education for Development.
> The workshopâs agenda for
> the three days was built around the core objectives
> of the National
> Committee Outreach to young people and included
> child rights education, the
> promotion of civic engagement and global solidarity,
> and awareness-raising
> of the work of UNICEF among young people. For more
> information about the
> workshop, please contact Frederick Seidel
> (Geneva-GRO) fseidel (at) unicef.org.
>
> >> WHO: Review and field test of a new Adolescent
> Job Aid
> The World Health Organization (WHO) Child and
> Adolescent Health and
> Development Department (CAH) has been working to
> develop a handy
> desk-reference tool, the Adolescent Job Aid, to
> provide health workers with
> step-by-step guidance in dealing with adolescent
> patients (and any
> accompanying adults). This tool is now ready for
> desk review and field
> testing before it is finalized. The first of a set
> of three planned desk
> reviews and field test exercises is under way in
> Chandigarh, India.
> Participants in the exercise are health workers who
> are currently providing
> preventive and curative health services to
> adolescents, as well as to
> children and adults. For more information, or to
> contact CAH, please see
> the contact information below.
>
> >> WHO New publications on the role of parents in
> improving adolescents'
> health
> The World Health Organization (WHO) Child and
> Adolescent Health and
> Development Department (CAH) has also developed two
> new publications in
> collaboration with the Bloomberg School of Public
> Health, Johns Hopkins
> University. CAH conducted a review and convened a
> technical consultation to
> examine the evidence for specific parenting roles
> that programmes could
> promote and improve. This led to consensus that
> parentsâ roles could be
> organized into five dimensions, each of which has
> specific influences on
> adolescent health outcomes: connection (love),
> behaviour control (limit),
> respect for individuality (respect), modelling of
> appropriate behaviour
> (model), and provision and protection (provide).
> Each of the five roles is
> described in the publication "Helping parents in
> developing countries
> improve adolescentsâ healthâ. Also outlined,
> where available knowledge
> exists, are its implications for programmes,
> including activities and
> examples of projects that address this role.
> "Summaries of projects in
> developing countries assisting the parents of
> adolescents" presents
> descriptions of 34 projects that were prepared based
> on interviews with
> project staff and available literature. For more
> information, please
> contact lawedavieso (at) who.int or visit
> http://www.who.int/child-adolescent-health.
>
>
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> CALENDAR OF YOUTH EVENTS
>
> >> 21 September: International Day of Peace
> UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will welcome the
> United Nations Messengers
> of Peace to New York Headquarters on the
> International Day of Peace. The
> Messengers will participate in the annual Peace Bell
> Ceremony, Student
> Conference and Press Conference. After the Peace
> Bell Ceremony, the
> dignitaries, accompanied by the 193 flag-bearers,
> will walk in procession
> to attend the 10th annual Student Observance. The
> 800 middle and high
> school students at UNHQ in New York will be
> connected via satellite to
> young people at the UN missions in the Democratic
> Republic of the Congo,
> Lebanon and Sudan. For more information, please see
> http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/.
>
> >> 24 - 26 September: Global Forum on Youth and ICT
> for Development
> The Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID)
> is organizing a Global
> Forum on Youth and ICT for Development: Youth and
> ICT as Agents of Change,
> that will help harness the creativity and dynamism
> of youth in exploring
> and using ICT for the benefit of their communities
> and in achieving the
> Millennium Development Goals. The Forum aims at
> actively engaging youth in
> debates and discussions with their peers, policy
> makers, the private sector
> and technology experts in exploring ways to empower
> their communities
> through the appropriate and responsible use of ICT.
> For more information,
> please visit http://www.un-gaid.org/gfyouth.
>
> >> 12 - 13 October: UNESCO Youth Forum
> Young people from all over the world will come
> together at UNESCO in Paris
> for the fifth UNESCO Youth Forum. Since 1999, this
> Forum has been an
> integral part of UNESCOâs General Conference.
> Every two years the Forum
> gives young people the opportunity to share their
> experiences, identify
> common concerns and contribute to the work of
> UNESCO. The 2007 Youth Forum
> will examine the results and recommendations from a
> series of Regional
> UNESCO Youth Forums held in 2006 and 2007 on the
> theme of âYoung People and
> the Dialogue among Civilizations, Cultures and
> Peoplesâ. For more
> information on the UNESCO Youth Forum, please
> contact ucj (at) unesco.org.
>
> >> 16 - 17 October: Stand Up, Speak Out!
> The Millennium Campaign will join forces with the
> Global Call to Action
> against Poverty (GCAP) and a wide range of global
> partners, including faith
> based groups, local governments, youth groups, media
> and other key actors,
> to mobilize millions more people to âSTAND UP and
> SPEAK OUTâ to break the
> 2006 World Record. Last year, with the support of
> over 23.5 million people,
> a new Guinness World Record was set for the greatest
> number of people to
> physically and symbolically âStand Up Against
> Poverty and for the
> Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)â within 24
> hours. This massive
> mobilization sent a clear message to decision-makers
> that there is a
> growing global movement of people no longer prepared
> to stay seated or
> silent in the face of poverty and broken promises.
> Monitored by Guinness
> World Records the challenge will take place over 24
> hours between 9.00pm
> (GMT) on October 16 and 9.00pm (GMT) October 17.
> Find out more at
> www.standagainstpoverty.org.
>
> >> 24 - 28 October: 2nd Conference for Young
> Political Leaders
> The Asia-Europe Young Leaders Symposium is a
> platform to provide
> opportunities for closer and more regular contacts
> and dialogue on a wide
> range of issues among leaders of the next generation
> of Asia and Europe.
> This year, the 2nd Conference for Young Political
> Leaders will be organised
> in Copenhagen by the Danish Youth Council (DUF) in
> co-operation with the
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